PHASE TWO: FRED NEWMAN AND THE MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE

PHASE TWO: THE MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE

Fred Newman is the owner of Mechanical Advantage. Lisa and I stumbled onto Fred when we first moved from Northern California to Connecticut. Buses being buses, we needed to find a good mechanic to regularly service Kaya to keep her running right. Most volks that own buses and do not work on them understand the widely varying quality of mechanics. I have had some very costly mistakes by well intended mechanics. We were overjoyed to have met Fred.

Lisa walking away from the mound of boxes holding vital Kaya improvements

More will be written about Fred... for now - and for now while Kaya sits in Freds shop - I will say this about that... Fred is one amazing mechanic... I wholeheartedly recommend Fred to anyone needing high quality service. Mechanical Advantage is the kind of shop that I picture existed in America in older times. The kind of place that backs it's fair pricing with quality service... a place that banks on it's high reputation rather than getting people in and getting people out...

Painted Buses and Painted Bugs... did Ken get here first?

Kaya's new rear hitch with double swing away carriers

Kaya's new black steel bumpers

Kaya is now internet ready... wireless router by Autonet

A BIG HUGE THANKS TO FRED

AND EVERYONE ELSE AT MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE